COUNTRYSIDE BLOG

Well-run shoots can make a positive contribution to local habitats and wildlife, says new research

With increased debate on how the countryside is managed, the impact of releasing gamebirds on local habitats and wildlife has been in the...

What the Science Says has checked out another claim from the newspapers - Are released pheasants driving adders to extinction? Read the...

Late autumn heralds the arrival of many species of wintering birds to UK shores, including our smallest migratory goose, the brent goose...

What The Science Says website checks out another claim: Claim: 75% of the world's heather moorland is in the UK This figure is widely...

Tipping the balance: The effects of released gamebirds and their management A new scientific paper in the journal Wildlife Biology came...

Latest call from RSPB seems to confuse controlled and uncontrolled burning - GWCT Chief Executive Teresa Dent suggests that the recent...

Just spotted on the GWCT site: Jess Brooks tells us about Devil's Fingers (Clathrus archeri). Found between July and October, this...

Biodiversity net gain is a concept that is embedded in Defra’s 25 Year Environment Plan and is an approach to land use that leads to an...

GWCT's Jess Brooks tells us about this fascinating fish. The bullhead is the only freshwater-dwelling species of sculpin in the UK. A...